Process for ornamenting velvet and the like



Jan. 3, 1928. r 1,654,895

A. NEVIS PROCESS FOR ORNAMENTING VELVET AND THE LIKE Filed D60- 27, 1923 IN V EN TOR A TTORNE Y Patented Jan. 3,1928. a 1,654,895

UNITED STATES- OFFICE.

ALBA NEVIS, 01f NEW YOIRK, N. Y.

PROCESS FOR onnmmnrmo vELvE'rANnrnn LIKE. Application filedDecember :7, 1923. Serial lie/682,879.

This invention relates to ornamenting vel- Ifig. 5 is fragmental l i f th vet and similar. textile fabrics by the so ad usting device of said burner, and called burning method and to a process for, Fig. '6 is a cross sectional view of the mequickly and inexpensively copying the ornatallic plate used in reproducing the design. 6 'mentations of an original on other pieces of f h wn in Fig.1.

velvet or similar fabrics by mechanical Referring more closely to the,drawingsv Ineang s the numeral 7 indicates a piece of velvet or The main object of this invention is to other textile fabric of. imilar characteristics, provide a process whereby such ornamentedhaving relatively long lossy. fibers on the 65 fabrics may be produced in, practically unone side of the same. th long fib r-ed limited numbers with very little cost showside ofvthe velvet I now copy the design to ing'a true copy of the original artistic model. be burned therein, as at 8, by any appro- Incidentally my invention also provides priate method and then. proceed to burn; improved means forproducing the original the same into the fabric using any appro- 70 1 first copy of such ornamented fabrics and priate so called hotrpoint tool, preferably for copying the same in great numbers by the one illustrated in Figures 3 to. 5 and. decheap mechanical means. scribed hereinafter.

With the above and other objects in view Said tool consists of a tubular container my invention mainly resides in burning and handle 9 showing a valve body 10 7 embossed designs in velvet fabrics by an apcured to it at the one end of the same while propriate tool, coloring said designs and the other end is closed by the. screw threaded 1 burning them again till the desired artismeans .11. Tubular; channel 12 is drilled tic effect is obtained in the original'copy, through the center of valve body 11 and is, in providing means .to transfer said copy in connection with the burnerhead proper 80 onto a metal plate, preferably brass or 13 which shows a small opening 14 in the bronze, heating said plate and pressing its center of its closing wall '15. A. holder piece embossed design into new pieces of velvet I 16 is secured onthe. burner head 13 showwhen in a heated condition, coloring vthe ing a hole 17 in the upper portion of it into copies of the originalsoproduced, re-heating which burning irons 18 of different sizes 8 the plate and again submitting the colored and shapes may be inserted and secured by copies to pressure under said heated plate, the screwlt). The burning irons are prefuntil an artistic product is obtained showing erably and. convenientl d of pi s f the embossed design and the glossy surface copper wire flattened and doubledat their 8 and coloring of the original. appropriately bent working ends 20. A 90 The foregoing and other objects of the in conical valve 21 is inserted into valve body vention, together with means wherebythe ,10 and secured therein, preferably by the same may be carried into effect will be best spring means 22 having the usual nnrled understood from the following description grip disk 23 and limiting pin 24 co-operating of certain forms or embodiments thereof, therewith. I illustrated in the accompanying drawings. v The use and operation of this burner tool It will be understood, however, that the is as follows: The space 25 is filled with particular constructions described and ether, or other easy flowing and evaporating shown, have been chosen for illustrative pur- .combustible .liquic valve 21 turned intov the poses merely, and that the invention, as de-' open position and the combustiblewapors 10o fined by the claims hereunto appended, may emitted through the minute opening 14,

be otherwise practised, without departing lighted. The flame will heat the burning.

from the scope or spirit thereof. iron 20 to the. desired degree, depending In the drawings on the. adjustment of valve 21 and also on Fig. 1 is a plan view of a piece of velvet the amount of liquid contained in the space 105 showing an artistic design thereon burned 25. and it may be manipulated over the deby my burner, sign 8 on velvet piece 7 and the fibers sub Fig 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of jected to heat and pressure in a skillful mana burner adapted to be used in my novel ner. The fibers will by this operation be process; firmly pressed to the groundwork of the fab- 110 Figs. 3 and l are front and rear elev aric, under heat and pressure, in fact so firmly tional views, respectively, of the same, while as to cause adhesion, producing glossy and tive depressions, ridges,

such condition a second time shining, more or less depressed, surfaces and abrupt ridges, following the design, and burning the same into the velvet in this manner.

After the design is burned into the piece of fabric, it is colored according to the instructions of the suitable means, the air preferred on account of the colors produced and cution of the Work.

The colored design is again worked over or burned in with the same tool as described liereiiibefore, so that the colors will firmly adhere to thefibers and a glossy attractivev surfaceproduced. In order to mechanically reproduce this design, I now copy the same on a brass or bronze plate 26 by any of the standard methods, truly following not only the" outlines of the design but its reladesigning artist, by any brush system being the uniform tone of the speed in theexecesses. The design naturally is copied on the plate in a iiegat-ive manner, that is, the plate will show a projection where the original design has a recess, and vice-versa.

I now place this plate into a press of suitable make and apply the piece of velvet to which said design is to be imparted, on the plate, previously heating the plate to the nec- The design is there new piece of fabric and the plate and appli fabric in the press copies may be preessary temperature. upon pressed into-the by repeated heating of cation of new pieces of any desired number of pared. The copies thus upon colored in a similar manner as the ori inal model was prepared, the plate reheated and the colors pressed into the design.

By the process thus described I not only am able to produce exceptionally attractive .designs on velvets and similar fabrics but can reproduce them in unlimited numbers Withthe same degree of perfection as the original was done and in an inexpensive manner.

I also discovered that the'appearance of my pressed velvet pieces may be greatly improved, and their colors andglossy surface made waterproof by coating my plate with a small amount of paraffin and pressing it in over the embossed and colored design.

The plate is. in all cases intended to be an exact negative of the design initially roduced on the velvet. Thus the depth of the the usual electrolytic methods elevations and reproduced are there ornamentation of said produced on the velvet in course of forming the design thereon is reproduced in the formof corresponding elevated ridges on the plate. WVhere the depth of the lines is less, the height of the corresponding ridges lines varies accordingly.

Various expedients can be resorted to whereby the reproduction of the design on said plate can be facilitated. Wax engraving methods can be used, in conjunction with metal plate.

Preferably, I may photograph the'design upon a photo-sensitized plate.

plate is then cut into, the eye of theserving to guide him'to The skilled operator produce ridges on the plate varying point in the velvet.

VVhat- I claim as new is zvelvet or similar textile fabrics, consisting of forming a by point the depth of corresponding lines 1. A process for burning ornaments into in copying the design of said ornaments on the long fibered side ofa piece of such materials, following said design by a. heated pressing tool andsinking it intosaid piece of I material, making a negative copy of the ornamentation of said piece of material on a metallic plate, heating said plate andpress-' of pieces coloring said pieces and ning ornaments into design bya heated coloring said pieces,

small amount of paraffin and again pressing it on said embossed and colored ornamentation.

-3. A pile fabric having a design impressed therein so as to exhibit sheen in theimpressed portion having colors applied thereto, said colors being waterproofed by a layer of paraffin pressed thereon.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York this 22nd dayof September, A. D. 1923.

ALBA NEV S. 

